How effectively a company integrates its strategic business decisions with changing technology and its management of key intellectual property issues can be the difference between commercial success and failure. The Intellectual Property Group at Wagner, Falconer, & Judd, Ltd. is committed to delivering world class service that best suits the particular needs of our clients.
TRADEMARKS
We are well aware of the value of your company’s goodwill and the brand associated with its products or services. We provide tailored solutions for the registration, protection and maintain of your trademarks. We are a resource to:
Assist in the selection of words, names, symbols to represent your business and its products or services;
File applications with U.S. Patent and Trademark Office or at the state level to register your company’s trademarks or service marks;
Work with our international service partners to provide protection of your company’s trademarks or service marks in country or internationally;
Provide maintenance of your company’s trademarks and services marks for renewals, payments of fees, and statements of use; and
Create licensing and franchising agreements to maximize the value of your trademarks.
COPYRIGHTS
Our Intellectual Property Group devotes a significant portion of our practice to counseling and negotiations with respect to the procurement of ownership rights in original works. Whether for computer software, website design, images for use in marketing, or for other industry-specific work product, we have had significant experience with negotiating ownership issues involving copyrighted works. We strive to resolve disputes cost effectively pre-suit while working in tandem with our litigation team to protect the rights of our clients through litigation when necessary.
TRADE SECRETS AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
Trade secret laws are used to protect confidential information that has commercial value. With the onset of USB flash drives, in only a few minutes a disgruntled employee can misappropriate shocking quantities of valuable business information for their own benefit or to pass on to a competitor. Acknowledging this risk and taking affirmative steps to protect trade secrets is essential. We routinely counsel management with respect to employment agreements, polices and procedures to protect confidential information, the use of non-disclosure agreements, and trade secret litigation.
PUBLICITY AND MARKETING
We understand the value of your brand and how negative publicity can cost your company the goodwill that it has developed through years of hard work. We believe that the global Internet boom creates an increasing need for businesses to police how information is being presented by their vendors, suppliers, customer, and partners. By aggressively using contracts, we help our clients control their positive public image in the marketplace and on the Internet.
Our Intellectual Property Group has experience representing a wide range of clientele including start up ventures, small to mid-size companies, and Fortune 500 companies. For more information or inquiries, contact John D. Schrager of Wagner, Falconer & Judd, Ltd. He can be reached at 1700 IDS Center, 80 South Eight Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402, (612) 339-1421, or via email to jschrager@wfjltd.com. |
